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Family: Maeridae



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125 species
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Animoceradocus semiserratus
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Austromaera ariakensis
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Austromaera brevicaudata
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Austromaera mastersii
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Bathyceradocus hawkingi
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Ceradocoides chiltoni
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Ceradocopsis dufresni
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Ceradocopsis kergueleni
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Ceradocopsis macracantha
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Ceradocopsis peke
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Ceradocus colei
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Ceradocus crenatipalma
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Ceradocus hawaiensis
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Ceradocus kiiensis
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Ceradocus laevis
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Ceradocus nanhaiensis
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Ceradocus oxyodus
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Ceradocus paucidentatus
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Ceradocus rubromaculatus
[Red striped amphipod]
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Ceradocus sheardi
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Ceradocus shoemakeri
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Ceradocus spinicauda
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Ceradocus spinicaudus
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Ceradocus vaderi
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Ceradocus wooree
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Ceradocus yandala
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Dumosus atari
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Elasmopus alalo
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Elasmopus alkahiranensis
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Elasmopus antennatus
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Elasmopus balkomanus
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Elasmopus bampo
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Elasmopus calliactis
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Elasmopus crenulatus
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Elasmopus diplonyx
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Elasmopus gabrieli
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Elasmopus hawaiiensis
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Elasmopus holgurus
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Elasmopus hooheno
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Elasmopus laevis
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Elasmopus levis
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Elasmopus lucai
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Elasmopus menurte
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Elasmopus molokai
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Elasmopus mukuinu
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Elasmopus mutatus
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Elasmopus nkjaf
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Elasmopus pectenicrus
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Elasmopus piikoi
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Elasmopus pocillimanus
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Elasmopus polynesus
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Elasmopus procellimanus
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Elasmopus pseudaffinis
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Elasmopus rapax
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Elasmopus serricatus
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Elasmopus slatyeri
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Elasmopus spinicarpus
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Elasmopus spinidactylus
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Elasmopus spinimanus
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Elasmopus vachoni
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Elasmopus veranocephalensis
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Glossomaera octodens
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Hamimaera hamigera
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Ifalukia resacus
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Jerbarnia americana
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Jerbarnia mecochira
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Jerbarnia stocki
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Linguimaera pirloti
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Maera bousfieldi
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Maera caroliniana
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Maera danae
[Pink beach hopper]
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Maera diffidentia
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Maera dubia
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Maera fusca
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Maera grossimana
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Maera hirondellei
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Maera jerrica
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Maera loveni
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Maera nelsonae
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Maera othonides
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Maera othonis
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Maera prionochira
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Maera rathbunae
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Maera schieckei
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Maera simile
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Maera similis
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Maera westwoodi
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Maera williamsi
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Maeropsis cobia
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Maeropsis griffini
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Mallacoota balara
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Mallacoota capricornia
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Mallacoota chandaniae
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Mallacoota insignis
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Mallacoota latidactylus
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Mallacoota nananui
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Mallacoota schellenbergi
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Mallacoota scopulosa
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Mallacoota subcarinata
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Antarctic Atlantic.

Paraceradocus gibber Andres, 1984

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Paraceradocus gibber
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Antarctic Atlantic

Paraceradocus miersi (Pfeffer, 1888)

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Paraceradocus miersi
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Paraceradocus procerus
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Paraceradocus ramulus
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic.

Paraceradocus trispinosus Andres, 1984

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Paraceradocus trispinosus
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Parelasmopus albidus
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Parelasmopus cymatilis
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Parelasmopus echo
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Parelasmopus mallacootaformis
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Parelasmopus setiger
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Parelasmopus suensis
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Parelasmopus suluensis
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Quadrimaera carla
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North Atlantic, Mediterra

Quadrimaera inaequipes (Costa, 1851)

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Quadrimaera inaequipes
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Quadrimaera kaiulani
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Quadrimaera miranda
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Quadrimaera pacifica
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Quadrimaera quadrimana
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Quadrimaera reishi
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Quadrimaera serrata
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Quadrimaera vigota
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Quadrimaera viridis
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Saurodocus hobbit
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Saurodocus minimarenus
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Wimvadocus torelli
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Zygomaera pfefferi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Animoceradocus semiserratus 1862
Austromaera ariakensis 2019
Austromaera brevicaudata Western Central Pacific 1984
Austromaera mastersii South Western Pacific. 1879
Bathyceradocus hawkingi South Western Pacific. 2019
Ceradocoides chiltoni Southern Ocean 1938
Ceradocopsis dufresni Southern Ocean 1987
Ceradocopsis kergueleni Southern Ocean 1926
Ceradocopsis macracantha Southern Ocean 1983
Ceradocopsis peke Southern Ocean 1972
Ceradocus colei Southern Ocean 1910
Ceradocus crenatipalma Western Central Pacific 1979
Ceradocus hawaiensis Western Pacific 1955
Ceradocus kiiensis Western Pacific 2019
Ceradocus laevis Western Central Pacific 1970
Ceradocus nanhaiensis Northwest Pacific 2012
Ceradocus oxyodus Western Central Pacific 1983
Ceradocus paucidentatus Western Central Pacific 1952
Ceradocus rubromaculatus Red striped amphipod Southwest Pacific and Wes 1856
Ceradocus sheardi Western Central Atlantic 1948
Ceradocus shoemakeri Western Atlantic 1973
Ceradocus spinicauda Western Atlantic 1908
Ceradocus spinicaudus Northeast Pacific 1908
Ceradocus vaderi Northeast Pacific 2019
Ceradocus wooree Western Central Pacific 1983
Ceradocus yandala Western Central Pacific 1983
Dumosus atari Western Central Atlantic 1985
Elasmopus alalo Central Pacific 1986
Elasmopus alkahiranensis Indo-Pacific. 2015
Elasmopus antennatus Indo-Pacific. 1913
Elasmopus balkomanus Western Atlantic 1988
Elasmopus bampo Western Atlantic 1979
Elasmopus calliactis Western Atlantic 1951
Elasmopus crenulatus Western Central Pacific 1983
Elasmopus diplonyx Western Central Pacific 1938
Elasmopus gabrieli Western Central Pacific 2021
Elasmopus hawaiiensis Pacific Ocean 1938
Elasmopus holgurus Pacific Ocean 1962
Elasmopus hooheno Northwest and Central Pac 1970
Elasmopus laevis Northwest and Central Pac 1873
Elasmopus levis Western Central Atlantic 1873
Elasmopus lucai Western Central Atlantic 2021
Elasmopus menurte Indian Ocean. 1974
Elasmopus molokai Northwest Pacific 1970
Elasmopus mukuinu Northwest Pacific 2022
Elasmopus mutatus Northwest Pacific 1962
Elasmopus nkjaf Northwest Pacific 2019
Elasmopus pectenicrus Indo-West Pacific and Wes 1862
Elasmopus piikoi Indo-West Pacific and Wes 1970
Elasmopus pocillimanus Western Atlantic and the 1862
Elasmopus polynesus Eastern Central Pacific 2011
Elasmopus procellimanus Eastern Central Pacific
Elasmopus pseudaffinis Western Central Pacific 1938
Elasmopus rapax Northwest Pacific, Northe 1853
Elasmopus serricatus Northwest Pacific, Northe 1969
Elasmopus slatyeri Western Central Pacific 2009
Elasmopus spinicarpus Western Central Pacific 1983
Elasmopus spinidactylus Northwest Pacific 1908
Elasmopus spinimanus Northwest Pacific 1904
Elasmopus vachoni Mediterranean Sea 1966
Elasmopus veranocephalensis Western Central Pacific 2009
Glossomaera octodens Western Central Pacific 1968
Hamimaera hamigera Northwest Pacific 1879
Ifalukia resacus Northwest Pacific 1965
Jerbarnia americana Western Central Atlantic. 1981
Jerbarnia mecochira Western Central Atlantic. 1971
Jerbarnia stocki Western Central Pacific 1990
Linguimaera pirloti Western Central Pacific 2003
Maera bousfieldi Western Central Pacific 2000
Maera caroliniana Western Central Pacific 1977
Maera danae Pink beach hopper Northeast Pacific and Nor 1853
Maera diffidentia Western Central Atlantic. 1969
Maera dubia Western Central Atlantic.
Maera fusca Western Central Atlantic. 1864
Maera grossimana Mediterranean 1808
Maera hirondellei Northwest Pacific 1900
Maera jerrica Western Atlantic 2000
Maera loveni Northeast Atlantic 1859
Maera nelsonae Northeast Atlantic 2000
Maera othonides Northwest Pacific 1904
Maera othonis Northwest Pacific
Maera prionochira Northwest Pacific 1907
Maera rathbunae Western Atlantic 1908
Maera schieckei Mediterranean 1971
Maera simile Northeast Pacific 1913
Maera similis Northeast Pacific 1913
Maera westwoodi Northeast Pacific
Maera williamsi Western Atlantic 1977
Maeropsis cobia Western Central Pacific 2009
Maeropsis griffini Western Central Pacific 1983
Mallacoota balara Western Central Pacific 1983
Mallacoota capricornia Western Central Pacific 2009
Mallacoota chandaniae Western Central Pacific 2005
Mallacoota insignis Northwest Pacific 1901
Mallacoota latidactylus Western Indian Ocean 1983
Mallacoota nananui Western Central Pacific 1985
Mallacoota schellenbergi Western Central Pacific 1984
Mallacoota scopulosa Western Central Pacific 2009
Mallacoota subcarinata Indo-West Pacific and the 1879
Paraceradocus gibber Antarctic Atlantic. 1984
Paraceradocus miersi Antarctic Atlantic 1888
Paraceradocus procerus Antarctic Atlantic 1984
Paraceradocus ramulus Antarctic Atlantic 1981
Paraceradocus trispinosus Antarctic Atlantic. 1984
Parelasmopus albidus Antarctic Atlantic. 1852
Parelasmopus cymatilis Western Central Pacific 2009
Parelasmopus echo Northwest Pacific 1972
Parelasmopus mallacootaformis Western Central Pacific 1984
Parelasmopus setiger Western Central Pacific 1901
Parelasmopus suensis Western Central Pacific 1879
Parelasmopus suluensis Western Indian Ocean 1852
Quadrimaera carla Western Indian Ocean 2000
Quadrimaera inaequipes North Atlantic, Mediterra 1851
Quadrimaera kaiulani North Atlantic, Mediterra 1970
Quadrimaera miranda Western Central Atlantic 2000
Quadrimaera pacifica Western Pacific and Weste 1938
Quadrimaera quadrimana Pacific Ocean and Western 1853
Quadrimaera reishi Southeast Pacific 1979
Quadrimaera serrata Western Central Pacific a 1938
Quadrimaera vigota Western Central Pacific a 1969
Quadrimaera viridis Southwest Pacific 1879
Saurodocus hobbit Western Central Pacific 2008
Saurodocus minimarenus Western Central Pacific 2008
Wimvadocus torelli Western Central Pacific 1866
Zygomaera pfefferi Antarctic Atlantic 1932



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